CIAA files money laundering case against former CAAN chief Pradeep Adhikari
July 21, 2026 | 7:45 pm
Kathmandu / July 21: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a money laundering case against Pradeep Adhikari, the former director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN).
The anti-graft body registered the case at the Special Court, seeking Rs 17.1 million in alleged illicit assets. According to the CIAA, Adhikari received 13 annas of land from Prem Prakash Dhakal, the owner of Gayatri Nirman Sewa, forming the basis of the money laundering charge.
The case is now under judicial process at the Special Court.